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Ms Petra BAYR (Austria, SOC)

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Representative
Deputy
SPÖ

Parlament
AT - 1017 - Wien
Austria

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2026 , 2025 , 2024 , 2023 , 2022

Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)

Latest news

24/06/2026 - Women@PACE Women in diplomacy must be fully recognised and empowered, says PACE President at Women@PACE 22/06/2026 - Session PACE President, opening the summer session: in pressured times, a resilient Assembly has ‘found its strength’ 22/06/2026 - Session The 2026 Vigdís Prize for Women’s Empowerment is awarded to ‘My Voice, My Choice’ 18/06/2026 - President On Aung San Suu Kyi’s 81st birthday, Petra Bayr calls for her release 18/06/2026 - President Petra Bayr: ‘If we stand together across our differences, we model the pluralism that hatred exists to destroy’

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Women’s Group President: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 09/10/2023 to 19/04/2026
  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 22/01/2018 to 08/10/2023
  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group since 22/01/2018

In the Assembly

  • since 26/01/2026 Representative - Austria
  • from 22/01/2018 to 25/01/2026 Substitute - Austria

In the committee(s) and sub-committee(s)

  • President of the Assembly: Presidential Committee (since 26/01/2026)
  • President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (since 26/01/2026)
  • President of the Assembly: Standing Committee (since 26/01/2026)
  • Member: Committee on Rules, Ethics and Immunities (from 12/04/2025 to 25/01/2026)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights: Bureau of the Assembly (from 24/01/2024 to 25/01/2026)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights: Standing Committee (from 24/01/2024 to 25/01/2026)
  • Chairperson: Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 24/01/2024 to 25/01/2026)
  • General Rapporteur on combating racism and intolerance: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 25/01/2022 to 18/03/2024)
  • Full Member SOC: Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 24/01/2022 to 25/01/2026)
  • Chairperson: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination: Bureau of the Assembly (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination: Standing Committee (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Ex officio (Rule 44.1 of the Rules of Procedure): Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Member: (Former) Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (from 24/06/2019 to 11/04/2025)
  • Full Member: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 22/01/2018)
  • Full Member SOC: Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 22/01/2018 to 30/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination (from 23/01/2024 to 26/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 25/01/2022 to 27/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (from 25/01/2022 to 22/01/2024)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 24/01/2022 to 24/01/2022)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (from 24/01/2022 to 24/01/2022)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination (from 24/01/2022 to 24/01/2022)
  • Member: Sub-Committee on Ethics (from 24/01/2022 to 22/01/2023)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 22/03/2021 to 26/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (from 22/03/2021 to 26/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 28/01/2020 to 24/01/2021)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (from 28/01/2020 to 24/01/2021)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Chairperson: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 07/03/2019 to 27/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 24/01/2019 to 27/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination (from 01/03/2018 to 29/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 25/01/2018 to 22/01/2019)
  • Alternate of Ms Agnes Sirkka PRAMMER (Full Member): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 26/05/2023)
  • Alternate of Mr Michel REIMON (Full Member): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 27/01/2020 to 10/05/2023)
  • Alternate of Mr Andreas SCHIEDER (Full Member): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 22/01/2018 to 26/01/2020)

Interventions

Last speeches

26/06/2026 | 11:15:22 That concludes the list of speakers. The debate is closed. The next item on today's agenda is the continuation of the debate on the Progress Report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee in Document 16430, Addendum 2. The Bureau has proposed several references to Committees, set out in Addendum 2. These references must be submitted for ratification by the Assembly in accordance with Rule 26.3. Any objections successfully raised mean those references will be referred back to the Bureau. Are... 26/06/2026 | 10:15:22 A very good morning.  The sitting is open. I remind members that, in order to be registered for the sitting, you should insert your badge for at least 30 seconds. You should also insert your badge in order to speak or vote – but we will not vote today. To request the floor, please press the “request” button, just once. Our first business this morning is the free debate. I remind members that, as per Rule 39, this debate is for topics NOT already on the Agenda agreed by the Assembly on Monday... 25/06/2026 | 17:36:12 Costis, before you leave, allow me also some words, and I will combine these words with words to Ms Laura CASTEL at the same time. So, dear Costis, dear, dear Laura, Today, we say goodbye to two very valued members. You will stay here until the end of the week. But it's on the occasion of your two last reports. I think I need the chance to say something because I would like, on behalf of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), to express my sincere gratitude for your... 24/06/2026 | 11:26:56 Thank you very much, Ms Deborah BERGAMINI. I now have the honour, dear colleagues, to welcome among us the Minister for Education and Research from Estonia, Ms Kristina KALLAS. Dear Madam Minister, Thank you very much for joining us today and for taking part in this important exchange on protecting democracy in the area of rapid technological change. You have been a leader in advancing education policy in Estonia, a nation recognised for its innovative use of digital technology and commitment... 24/06/2026 | 10:05:35 The sitting is open. I remind members that, in order to be registered for the sitting, you should insert your badge when you take your seat, and keep it inserted for at least 10 minutes. You should also insert your badge in order to speak or vote. To request the floor, please press the “request” button. I also remind members that the Assembly agreed on Monday that the speaking time in all debates today will be 3 minutes for spokespersons of political groups and 2 minutes for all other...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

17/03/2026 | Doc. 16361 | Report Procedure for the election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights 05/11/2025 | Doc. 16293 | Report Increasing members’ active participation in the work of the Parliamentary Assembly 24/06/2025 | Doc. 16211 | Report Women's rights in Europe – Progress and challenges 28/01/2025 | Doc. 16107 | Committee Opinion Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of Georgia 31/05/2024 | Doc. 15993 | Report Protecting women human rights defenders in Europe

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

26/01/2026 | Doc. 16333 | Motion for a resolution Democratising the economy: a new frontier for democratic governance 26/01/2026 | Doc. 16331 | Motion for a resolution The convergence of extremist, autocratic and oligarchic threats to democracy in Europe 09/01/2026 | Doc. 16318 | Motion for a resolution Strengthening the affective and emotional dimension of comprehensive sexuality education to prevent and combat discrimination, hate crime and gender-based violence 23/12/2025 | Doc. 16313 | Written declaration The detention of Temirlan Sultanbekov 17/12/2025 | Doc. 16307 | Written declaration The detention of Rached Ghannouchi

Votes on adopted texts

03/10/2025 | Doc. 16240, vote on the draft text for recommendation Artificial intelligence and migration 03/10/2025 | Doc. 16252, vote on the draft text for resolution Ensuring Parliamentary Assembly members can travel freely to carry out their work 03/10/2025 | Doc. 16250, vote on the draft text for resolution Sexual violence against men and boys 03/10/2025 | Doc. 16240, vote on the draft text for resolution Artificial intelligence and migration 02/10/2025 | Doc. 16272, vote on the draft text for resolution Russia: new threats to European democracies